eligibility

noun

el·i·gi·bil·i·ty ˌe-lə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē

: the quality or state of being eligible : fitness or suitability to be chosen, selected, or allowed to do something

The applicants must meet all requirements for eligibility.

… should "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, of "Black Sox" infamy, also be granted eligibility for the Hall of Fame?—

David A. Kaplan

Mass mailings go out to low-income areas, and if a letter is returned as undeliverable, the party uses it to challenge that voter's eligibility.—

Sasha Abramsky

Examples of eligibility in a Sentence

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Nearly every one of the players on SJSU's 2024 team that has remaining NCAA eligibility has entered the transfer portal, Fox News Digital previously reported. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 This increase is attributed to higher advisory fees related to DTC eligibility. —

Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025 There's a new chatbot to guide users through the eligibility checker, the IRS said. —

Kelly Tyko, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 Losing their eligibility were Zamorah Malinoski of Los Alamitos, Peyton Trayer of Santa Margarita and Kai Tsakiris of Corona del Mar, according to the Orange County Register. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for eligibility